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HESTA names chief financial officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
With 20 years of experience spanning the finance, healthcare and government sectors, Natalie Kelly was appointed finance chief after serving in an interim capacity since March. Kelly joined the $82 billion industry super fund after Sally Collins quit ...

ASIC clamps down on advisers, trustees cold calling

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
Financial advisers, licensees, and superannuation trustees are facing the ire of ASIC after an investigation found they are profiting from boiler room tactics that convince members to switch funds. An overwhelming number of members are goaded into leaving ...

Blue Owl hires from Fidelity for APAC private wealth lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
Blue Owl Capital has announced the hiring of Johann Santer as a managing director and head of APAC private wealth, effective immediately. Santer will be based in the company's Hong Kong office reporting to Sean Connor, president and chief executive ...

Prime Super finds new chief executive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
Prime Super has appointed former Zurich chief of business transformation Raelene Seales as its new chief executive. The $7 billion industry fund with 140,000 members said Seales will commence on June 3. Seales previously served as Zurich's chief ...

ASIC prevails in landmark case against BPS Financial

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
ASIC has won a case against BPS Financial, following a Federal Court ruling that found the latter guilty of offering 'Qoin Wallet,' a non-cash payment facility that used the 'Qoin' cryptocurrency token, without an Australian Financial Services Licence ...

Count renews Iress contract

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
Count has renewed its contract with Iress to continue to provide software to its 550 financial adviser network. Count's financial advisers will continue to use Iress' Xplan, saying that it wanted to partner with the right provider to support ...

ATO flags key focus areas this tax time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has announced it will be taking a close look at three key areas where taxpayers make common mistakes this tax season. Incorrectly claiming work-related expenses, inflation claims for rental properties and failing ...

Charles River appoints new head of APAC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
Charles River Development (CRD) has appointed Vinayak Bhat as senior vice president, head of Asia Pacific (APAC), where he will be responsible for all business oversight within the region and collaboration with State Street Alpha. Charles River, provider ...

Janus Henderson acquires NBK Wealth, Tabula Investment Management

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
Janus Henderson has acquired the wealth management arm of the National Bank of Kuwait, NBK Wealth, as well as European ETF provider, Tabula Investment Management. The US$353 billion asset manager said in its Q1 2024 results that NBK Wealth's private ...

Macquarie Group profits falls 32% to $3.52bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
Macquarie Group has reported a net profit of $3.52 billion for the year ending 31 March 2024, a 32% decrease from the previous year. The firm's assets under management increased to $938.3 billion, up 7% from 31 March 2023, but primarily due to favourable ...